Measuring-container.



E. W. SANDERSON.

MEASURING CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1915.

Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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M W m EUGENE W. SANDERSON, 015 SOUTH NORWALK, CONNECTICUT.

MEASURING-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2?, 191%..

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EUGENE W. SANDER- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at South Nor-walk, county of Fairfield, and State ofConnecticut,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMeasuring- Containers, fully described and represented in the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to certain improvements in receptacles adapted tohold granular or powdered material, from which a predetermined amount ofsuch material may be measured out from the receptacle.

It is the object of the invention to produce a construction of this kindin which the measuring devices shall be independent of the receptacleand so made and assembled that they may be readily taken apart forcleaning or filling, and in which narrow passages and pockets throughwhich the material must pass are avoided as far as possible, so that thereceptacle may be properly cleaned, and to provide free passage of themeasured out charge, whereby all the measured outcharge will bedelivered and none retained in the devices by which it is measured orthrough which it passes.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a receptacle of thisclass in which the measuring devices are all located and supportedentirely within the receptacle, so that the device shall be sanitary.

It is a further object of the invention to produce a construction foreffecting these purposes which shall be simple, consisting of few parts,which can be practically and cheaply made, and easily and quicklyassembled.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of aconstruction embodying the invention in one ofits preferred forms;

Fig. 2 is a sectional the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view, taken through the measuring device,the section being taken on line 33 of Fig. 1, the detail being on anenlarged scale;

Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the con struction shown in Fig. 3,the section being taken on the line 44 of the latter figure;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section, showing anlated or powdered sugar.

plan view, taken on other embodiment of certain features of theinvention;

- Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view on a somewhat smaller scale ofa modification and the means employed for supporting the thimble;

Fig. 7 is a top view of the construction shown in 6, and

Fig. 8 is a sectional detail, the section being taken on line 88, Fig.6.

Referring now to these drawings, and first to Figs. 1 to 4, there isprovided by the invention a container or receptaclefor granular orpowdered material, the receptacle being especially designed for holdinggranu- While this container or receptacle may vary widely in its formand construction, in the construction illustrated the container is inthe form of a two-part glass bottle, the parts of the bottle beingmarked 1 and 2. In the construction illustrated, the part 1 is enlargedto form a body portion, and the part 2 is shaped to form a neck orpouring portion. These two parts of the bottle are united in anysuitable manner so as to form a joint sufliciently tight to prevent theescape of the granular material held in the receptacle. As illustrated,

the parts are united by a threaded collar 3 having a flange 4 takingover a bead 5 formed on the neck of the bottle, the collar being screwedonto a threaded portion 6 of the body portion of the bottle.

The material, such as sugar, to be measured out, is maintained, asindicated, in the lower or body portion of the receptacle. In accordancewith the objects of the invention, means are provided for measuring outfrom this mass of sugar a certain predetermined amount, and thesemeasuring devices are independent of the receptacle, so that they may bereadily removed therefrom to clean them, and, furthermore, will be soconstructed that the entire measured out charge of material will bedelivered from the bottle, narrow passages and pockets through which thematerial must pass being eliminated so that a free pour is obtained. Thespecific construction by which these results are obtained may besomewhat varied. Devices embodying the invention in its best form,however, will include a measuring thimble and a receiver for receivingthe material from the thimble, the receiver being independent of thereceptacle so that it may be removed therefrom for the purpose of beingcleaned, In the best constructions, furthermore, the receiver will be soformed as to provide a considerable area on which the of the material.This plate or tray 7 is or may be secured within the receptacle invarious'ways. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the side walls 9 of the trayhave around them a flange 10 which rests on the top edges of the lowerportion 1 of the bottle. The bottom edge of the top portion 2 of thebottle seats in this tray, as shown in Fig. 3, and whenthe collar 3 isscrewed into position the tray is clamped firmly in the bottle. Ifdesired, however, where the bottle is not a two-part bottle, aconstruction such as shown in Fig. 5 may be employed. In thisconstruction the bottle 11 is cast with a groove 12 on its inner wallinto which is sprung the walls of the tray which, in this instance, areformed with a part, as head 13, to firmly hold the tray in-position.When a receptacle of the type shown in Fig. 5 is employed, to facilitateloading, it is formed with a removable bottom piece 13'.

The tray is provided with a central opening 14 through whichcommunication may be had with the body portion of the bottle and themeasuring device. In the particular construction illustrated, the trayacts as a support for the measuring device. While the measuring devicemay be supported on this tray in any suitable manner, in the particularconstruction illustrated, the tray is provided with an upwardlyextending central flange 15 on which is fitted a member 16 which formspart of the measuring device. A pin 17 may be used, if desired, to holdthe parts in place, this pin working in a slot 18 (see Fig. l) in themember 16, forming, in efiect, a bayonet joint.

The measuring device may be of any suitable character. In the particularconstruction illustrated, it consists of a thimble shaped member 19formed of any suitable material, as nickel plated metal, which is heldvin position in the holding member 16- by a bayonet joint 20, shown inFig. 1, the slot of the joint being formed in the'holding member 16.

As before stated, the means for'supporting the thimble may be of variouscharacters. In the construction shown in Figs.

6 to 8-, one such modification of the 'rnea'nsv for positioning themeasuring thimble is shown. This modified construction is intended foruse with containers in which the receiving tray is held in position byspringing it into a groove formed in the container walls, as by thismodified construction the thimble may be removed from the container andthe receptacle filled through the aperture in the receiving tray, thisbeing articularly useful, in that the necessity o inverting the bottleto fill it is done away with. In the particular constructionillustrated, there is provided a spindle or rod 23 which may beprovided, if desired, with an enlarged end 24 acting as a handle toseize the rod. This rod is securely held in position by fixedly securingit to the flanged metal disk 25 arranged to be sprung into a groove 26formed in the mouth of the bottle. This disk 25 has a solid centralportion, through which the rod passes, and in which is secured, by meansof a nut 27, the rod 23, the latter being threaded for a portion of itslength. The flanged disk 25 is provided with arms 28, between which areformed pouring openings to give a free pour from the bottle. The spindleat its other end is fixedly secured to the top of the thimble in anysuitable manner, as by soldering it thereto. The thimble is or may becentered, if desired, When returned to its container, by arms 29 formedon the top thereof, which are in contact with the inner walls of thecontainer and keep the thimble in correct position with respect to thepouring opening through the receiving tray. The height of the thimble toand from the pouring opening of the receiving tray may be varied, andconsequently the amount of sugar or other granular material varied, byadjusting the spindle 23. To remove the spindle, it is only necessary tospring the disk 25 out from the groove 26 in the bottle neck When thespindle, disk and thimble may all be removed from the container and thehqitainer filled through the aperture in the receiving tray.

Communication is effected from the body of A the receptacle through thecentral opening 14 to the thimble upon tipping the bottle. Provision ismade for the delivery of the measured material, from the thimble to thereceiving tray. While this may be effected in various ways, in theparticular construction illustrated the holding member 16 forms thebottom of the thimble and is in the form of a spider, as shown in Fig.4, between the legs of which apertures 21 are formed, through whichthe'material escapes from the measurer to the receiving tray, this beingeffected when the bottle is returned to upright position. On thesucceeding tipping movement,

the material escapes from the tray through the open neck of the bottle,and at the same time a fresh charge is measured out into v y H 1,220,889

the thimble, which in turn passes to the tray on the next rightingmovement of the bottle.

It will thus beseen, from the construction so far, described, thatby'making the receiverv independent of the bottle and of wide area, andso located as to be readily accessible, a very effective and, at thesame 7 time, very sanitary, construction, has been produced. The narrowpassages and corners found objectionable in prior constructlons havebeen eliminated, and at the same time device supported withinthereceptacle andin communication with the bodythereof,

and a receiver independent of the receptacle and removably supportedtherein, said receiver being in communication 'th the measuring deviceand with the mo receptacle. x 1 I 2. In a deviceof the characterdescribed,

the combination with a receptacle, of a measuring thimble'supported inthe recep tacle and in communication'with the body thereof, a receiverindependentlof the receptacle and removably located therein, saidreceiver being positioned in the receptacle below the thimble and incommunication with the thimble and the mouth of the receptacle, saidreceiver acting as a support for the thimble.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination with areceptacle having a body portion and a narrowed neck portion,

of a ,measuring thimble located in the neck portlon of the receptacleand in communica.

tion with the body portion thereof, a receiver independent of thereceptacle located below the thimble and" in communication therewith andwith the neck of the bottle,

thof the and means for removably supporting the receiver in the interiorof the receptacle.

4. In a device of the character described,

the combination with a receptacle having a body portion and a neckportion, of a measuring thimble supported in the receptacle and incommunication with the body portion thereof, a receiver independent ofthe receptacle removably supported interiorly' of the receptacle andhaving sloping walls and in communication with'the'thimble and the neckof the bottle, said thimble being mounted on said receiver and incommunication with the body of the receptacle through an aperture in thereceiver.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination with atwo-part bottle and means for securing the parts together, of areceiving tray held in position between the parts of the bottle, and ameasuring thimble -mountedon the tray and in ,communlcation with thebody of the bottle through an aperture in the tray, said thimble beingin communication with the top of the tray through suitable aperturesleading into the thlmble.

6.,In a device of the character described,

the combination with a two-part bottle and means for securing the partstogether, of a receiving tray. clamped in positlon between the parts ofthe bottle and extending across the bottle, said tray having a centralaperture, a thimble mounted on the tray and in communication with thelower part of the bottle through the aperture, and openings throughwhich the thimble is in communication with the tray through whichmaterial may be delivered to the upper surface of Q the tray. y

In testimony whereof, I have hereuntoset myhand, in the presence of twosubscrib ng witnesses. Y

I EUGENE W. SANDERSON. ,Witnesses:

' 5 P..N. TIIDEN,

' A. WHITE.

